Heading out on my first caribou hunt in a few weeks. Getting things ready and finding the weight restrictions pretty limiting. Only allowed 60 lbs of gear, anything that is a must? Something you took and never used? Thanks in advance.
Caribou
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tylerjwitty
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Northern Ontario
Crazy glue and a small coil of braid fishing line. Unbelievable what a person can do what that
where are you heading?
list given by your outfitter if any?
dont forget a 12 ga if you can share with friends: Ptarmigan hunting can be great.
look your bag with all your gear and you ll certainly use half barely ...
list given by your outfitter if any?
dont forget a 12 ga if you can share with friends: Ptarmigan hunting can be great.
look your bag with all your gear and you ll certainly use half barely ...
I went last year for the 1st time and struggled with the same question. Binos are a must. You'll use them all day. Waterproof boots too. GPS is handy but you can make due with a compass. I also brought an rangefinder. In hindsight I probably didn't REALLY need it but it was handy.
I brought fishing gear and never touched it all week. But you never know. One of our guys was done on day two and fished for the rest for the week
Who are you going with?
We went with Bluesky Outfitters.
I brought fishing gear and never touched it all week. But you never know. One of our guys was done on day two and fished for the rest for the week
Who are you going with?
We went with Bluesky Outfitters.
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
Bug dope is high on the list, if you're hiking in the tundra, the sand flies will be out on warmer days when the breeze drops off. Binoculars are a must, get the best you can afford. I've found that 8X30s provide a nice balance between portability, magnification, and shake control. A small axe can perform a multitude of tasks, and can take the place of a belt knife if you keep it sharp, although a Leatherman is still handy for lighter work. If you take some steel wool and a 9 volt battery, you can start a fire even in the wettest conditions. Dry socks shouldn't require any explanation, neither should triple Gore-Tex, both jacket and pants. Depending on the area you hunt, hip waders might be worth while; there's lots of shallow ponds and bogs in the tundra. Don't forget your navigation equipment, a GPS, a compass, and a good set of topo maps of the specific area where you will hunt.
coton patch with vaseline and kinder surprise egg is a very good use too ...
if not far from the boat and bad taken gas is helpful too lol .... but dont put too much ...
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
Extra fine doesn't work too well, but with fine or medium the result is impressive; just keep them apart in your pack.
M12shooter
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- East St. Paul, mb
Hip high waders
it can work i ve done with barrend ground too ... just because they re curious ...
We are hunting with Caribou Country Adventures. Last camp for them, we head up on the 20th of Sept. One of the guys going with us has been caribou hunting before - just not at this camp - and has had weather ranging from a blizzard to shorts and t-shirt weather. I hope to get all my gear together today and get a weight on it, as well as make it to the range for some last minute rifle checks. I'll be sure to post some photos when I make it back.
Same happened to us. But more on the blizzard/cold/wet side. It was unreal. Make sure you have a piece of gear that you positively know will keep you dry. Goretex and everything else fails when you sit in the drizzle hour after hour after hour....what worked for us was surplus Swiss Army ponchos. They also doubled as a place to put the quarters of caribou during butchering.
And don't forget a pillow if the camp doesn't provide one. Makes all the difference. As do earplugs if there are snorers in the group!
